[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 1 (Wednesday, January 2, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 65]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-32183]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. ER02-137-000, ER00-2998-001, ER00-2999-001, ER00-3000-001, 
and ER00-3001-001]


Mohawk River Funding III, L.L.C.; Notice of Issuance of Order

December 26, 2001.
    Mohawk River Funding III, L.L.C. (Mohawk River) filed with the 
Commission, in the above-docketed proceedings, a long-term purchase 
power agreement under which Mohawk River will sell wholesale electric 
power and energy at market-based rates to USGen New England, Inc. 
directly, at various delivery points in the New England Power Pool. 
Mohawk River also requested certain waivers and authorizations. In 
particular, Mohawk River requested that the Commission grant blanket 
approval under 18 CFR part 34 of all future issuances of securities and 
assumptions of liabilities by Mohawk River. On December 18, 2001, the 
Commission issued an order that accepted Mohawk River's application for 
sales of power and energy at market-based rates (Order).
    The Commission's December 18, 2001 Order granted Mohawk River's 
request for blanket approval under Part 34, subject to the conditions 
found in Appendix A in Ordering Paragraphs (2), (3), and (5):
    (2) Within 30 days of the date of this order, any person desiring 
to be heard or to protest the Commission's blanket approval of 
issuances of securities or assumptions of liabilities by Mohawk River 
should file a motion to intervene or protest with the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426, in 
accordance with rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's rules of practice 
and procedure, 18 CFR 385.211 and 385.214.
    (3) Absent a request to be heard within the period set forth in 
Ordering Paragraph (2) above, Mohawk River is hereby authorized to 
issue securities and assume obligations and liabilities as guarantor, 
indorser, surety or otherwise in respect of any security of another 
person; provided that such issue or assumption is for some lawful 
object within the corporate purposes of Mohawk River, compatible with 
the public interest, and reasonably necessary or appropriate for such 
purposes.
    (5) The Commission reserves the right to modify this order to 
require a further showing that neither public nor private interests 
will be adversely affected by continued Commission approval of Mohawk 
River's issuances of securities or assumptions of liabilities....
    Notice is hereby given that the deadline for filing motions to 
intervene or protests, as set forth above, is January 17, 2002.
    Copies of the full text of the Order are available from the 
Commission's Public Reference Branch, 888 First Street, NE., 
Washington, DC 20426. The Order may also be viewed on the on the Web at 
http://www.ferc.gov using the ``RIMS'' link, select ``Docket#'' and 
follow the instructions (call 202-208-2222 for assistance). Comments, 
protests and interventions may be filed electronically via the Internet 
in lieu of paper. See, 18 CFR 385.2001(a)(1)(iii) and the instructions 
on the Commission's Web site under the ``e-Filing'' link.

Linwood A. Watson, Jr.,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 01-32183 Filed 12-31-01; 8:45 am]
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